The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-10

COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. Q, 1890 p. m.-Cotton duh
and generally in buyers favor: middling up
lands so-l6d, middling orleans 59sd; sales 1900
bales, for speculation and export GOO bales; re-
ceipts 5000 hales-American / 900
Futures-Uplands, low middling clause, De-
cember delivery 326id; December and January
; 32-64d; January and February SS64@
; S264d; February and March 3 3i-6i6l5 33-64d;
March and April S6-64@5 35-64d; April and
May 3564d; May and June 396td; June and
July . l2-6i05 4l-6ld. Market duh at the de
cline.
The tenders of deliveries at to-day's clearings
amounted to 800 bales new dockets and 100
Sales for the week 6SOO0 bales-American
1900 bales; spectators took 8,100 bales; ex-
poIterS took $500 bales; forwarded from ships
side direct to spinners 2S 200 bales; actual export
1900 bales; total import 100000 bales-Amercan
$4,000 bales; total stock SOP 900 bales-Amercan
$4,000 bales; total anoat 253,000-Amercan
235 900 bales.
2p. m.-The sales to-day included $500 bales
or American.
Futures Uplapds, low middling clause De-
cember delivery S2-64d, sellers; December and
January 32-64d, Sellers January and February
32-6id. buyers; February and March 3i-64d.
sellers; March and April 34-64d, buyers; April
and May 31-64d buyers; May and June S9-64d,
buyers; June and July 4l-64d. buyers; July and
August 43-64d, buyers. Market quiet but
steady.
p. MIXTURES: Uplands. low middling
clause, December delivery 32-64d. buyers; De-
cember and January 8564d, buyers; January
and February 33-64d, sellers; February and
March 34-64d, sellers; March and April 36-64d,
sellers; April and May 3S-64d. sellers; May
and June 40-64d, sellers; June and July
4964d sellers; July and August 44-64d,
sellers Market closed steady.
NEW YORK. Dec. 9, noon.--Cotton steady
but dull; middling uplands l016c, middling Or
leans l09sc; sales 81 bales.
Futures-Market opened steady, with sales as
follows: December delivery 10 pc, January
10 11C. February 10 1gc March 10 NC. Anril
May 10 74c
5 p. m.-Market closed dull; middling up
lands 10l6c, middling Orleans 10}sc; sales to-
day "a bales; net receipts 1877 bales, gross 3,671
bales.
Futures-Market closed barely steady, with
sales of 81, 200 bales, follows: December
10 52Dl0 53c March 10 61@l0 &c, April 10 ESQ
10 CSC, May 10 76c, June 10 s2d1l0 SIC, July
10 SS@l0 SIC. August 10 91@10 92c.
Green & Co.'S report on cotton futures says;
1T has been only moderately active market
for contracts, with at first a slight inclination
to ease Off. but on the whole the undertone
proved pretty steady, and the early loss was re-
covered. Port receipts have been reasonably
full, and the interior movement was not as light
as had been anticipated, but Notwithstanding
some decline in public cable quotations, private
accounts had a more cheerful strain, and pre-
vented the pressure to realize. Indeed, an alb
sence Of selling orders was the noticeable fea.
ture throughout, and it did not require much
effort to hold positions. AT the close the rates
differed only slightly from last evening, but
were barely steady"
Weekly net receipts 1,672 bales, gross So, 400
bales; exports, to Great Britain 1895 bales. to
the continent L 1858, to France 1874; forwarded
22,Sl3 bales; sales to spinners 461 bales; stock
122 $50 bales.
GALVESTON, Dec. 9.-Cotton dull; middling
9s4c.
NoRFoLK, Dec. 9.-Cotton steady; middling
8 l5-16c
BALTIMORE, Dec. 9-Cotton quiet but steady;
middling 103sc.
: BosroN, Dec 9.-Cotton quiet; middling
105sc
WILMINGTON Dec. 9.-Cotton dull; middling
95sc.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 9.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding l0Ac.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 9.-Cotton steady; mid
MOBILE, Dec. 9.-Cotton quiet; midding 996c.
MEMPHIS Dec. Cotton quiet; middling
AUGUSTA, Dec 9-Cotton quiet; middling
CHARLESTON, Dec. 9-Cotton at stand;
nothing doing; middling 93sc.
MONTGOMERY, Dec. 9.-Cotton quiet; middling
MACON, Dec. 9.-Cotton steady; middling 91sc.
COLUMBUS, Dec. 9.-Cotton dull; middling
93sc. ~
NASHVILLE, Dec. 9.-COtton quiet; middling
SELMA, Dec 9.-Cotton steady; middling 931c
ROME, Dec. 9-Cotton dull; middling 99sc
ATLANTA. Dec 9.--Cotton quiet; middling
Q 9-16c
New YORK, Dec. 9-Consolidated net receipts
for all cotton ports to-day a. ,59 bales; exports,
TO Great Britain 1929 bales, to the continent
7,407 bales, to France 40; stock at all Ameri-
can ports 951 ,005 bales.
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES. ETC.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 9, 1890 p. m.-Wheat dull;
demand poor; holders offer freely; receipts of
wheat for the past three days were 224,0O cen
tails, including $4,000 American. Corn dull;
demand poor; mixed Western IS ID; the re-
ceipts of American corn for the past three
days were 91,4OO centals. Weather wet and
stormy.
New YORK Dec. 9, noon-Flour quiet Wheat
weak aud lower. Corn lower. Pork dull; mess
S15 25G115 so. Lard easier at 81 80. Freights
steady.
500 D. m.-Southern -four quiet but firmly
held Wheat-optons opened neavy, later be
came stronger, closing steady at a trihe under
top figures; spot firm but quiet; No. 2 red De
cember delivery 9O1sc. January 9OlsQ9i1sc,
May 949s9954sc. Corn opened ss12sc lower,
No. 2, December delivery 62azc, May 6s34db
63Iec. Oats a shade higher but quiet; No. 2,
December delivery 3Sl4t3s3sc, January $40
mixed mixed Western $SGssJlc. Hops quiet and and
about steady. Coffee, fair Rio on spot firm at
1870; options opened 10000 points lower, closing
stronger; No Rio, December delivery Is 25G
IS soc, January IA S5@l5 l5c May ID Goa.
IA 9Oc. Sugar quiet and unchanged; refined
firm. Molasses steady. Cotton seed oil at 36c
for crude and 4ic for refined. Hides steady;
steady. Beef duh. Cut meats closed quiet
Middes duh. Lard 3Gt5 points higher but less
active; Western steam, on spot 81 G00D7 6j, May
delivery 81 S5GD7 go Freghts dull.
CHICAGO. Dec 9.-On Change to-day May
wheat opened at 6496c against last nights close
8434c on report of heavy rains in the South
west. Corn opened Ac lower at 5414c for May
IL showed strength. Brokers in provisions were
bearsh. January pork opened at S14 45. The
excitement of the past two weeks has died out
of the wheat pit. May sold from $3.50 down to
S4s6c, and back to former prices. Only once
during the morning did it go below that figure,
and that was when local firm dumped 10000
bushels on the market. This was gobbed up
Immediately, and the price advanced TO 8576c.
and held firm at that. During the morning ID
held firm around 5434c, but heavy buying by
local operator put II up to 55c after this When
corn advanced it took the provision market
with it,
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
nominally unchanged. Wheat No 2 spring M
G17756c No. red 7S16c. Corn, No. 2, 49l6c.
Oats, No. 2. 30lsG531c. Mess pork. $14 250l14 60.
Lard per 100 1bs., 81 30Gt7 2219. Short rib sides,
loose 81 42160D7 Az. Dry sailed shoulders boxed,
SIS 9066 co. Short clear sides, boxed 81 S0t7 IS.
Whisky 81 TO-
Leading futures ranged as follows;
Opening. Highest. Closing.
No. 2WHEAr--
R Rsy d SsiII'sssy.: s sSs SS gS
Corn, No. p
Dec delivery 40 1915 4oI%
Nav deliverv 54I So b4zz